Detachable fastener for upholstery.



W. s. FOSTER.

DETAGHABLB PASTENBR FOR UPHOLSTERY. APPLICATION FILED MAY 19, 1911.

1 ,020,407. Patented Mar. 19, 1912.

WITNESSES: INVENTOR WHiamSF'osTen SYM @gm ATTORNEYS yITED STATES PATEN TFFICE.

` WILLIAM S. FOSTER, OF UTICA, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO FOSTER BROTHERSMANU- FACTURING CO., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 19, 1912.

Application filed May 19, 1911. Serial No. 628,266.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, WILLIAM S. Fos'rnn, of Utica, in the county ofOneida and State of New York, have invented certain new andl usefulImprovements in Detachable Fasteners for Upholstery; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanymg drawings, and to the reference-nulnerals marked thereon,which form part of this speclfication.

The purpose of my invention is to provide an improved fastening devicefor detachably securing the ticking or other covering to a bed-spring orother upholstered article.

My device is simple in construction and operation and adapted for use ina great variety of articles. It holds the coverlng securely in placewithout damaging or straining the same and cannot become accidentallydisplaced.

Figure 1 is a perpendicular cross sectional view through the edge ofabedsprlng which is equipped with one form of my fastening device. Fig.2 is a perpendicular sectional view of the same taken on line 2 2 ofFig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perpendicular cross sectional view through the edgeof a bedsprmg whlch is equipped with a modified form of my device. Fig.4 is a similar vlew of the last form just before the parts have beenplaced in holding position.

Referring to the drawings 1n a more particular description, there isillustrated the metal side rail or shelf 7 of a bedspring or otherspring cushioned article of furniture, which rail extends around eachside of the article and ordinarily supports the outer row of coilsprings 8. The side rail 7 may be most conveniently formed of sheetmetal having on its inner edge a downwardly extending flange 9 and onits outer edge a downwardly extending flange 10 of which the lowerportion 11 is turned inwardly and then upwardly forming a smoothrounding lower edge 12 around which the ticking or other material 13used for upholstering is turned without danger of being cut. On the`edge of the ticking 13 there 1s provided-a hem 14, in which is placedthe loose member of the fastening device.

In the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2 this loose member is a stiff wire 15having a series of loops 16 formed at regular intervals as clearlyindicated in Fig. 2, which project in the same direction and out throughapertures 17 cut in the hem 14. From the inner side of the side rail 10and at similar regular intervals project inwardly and upwardly hooks 18formed integral with the side rail metal in the usual manner by a presspunch. The ticking 13 is laid over the top of the article to beupholstered with its edges falling down over the side of the article. Bypressing down the springs 8 enough slack is obtained in the ticking 13to turn the same under and around the edge 12 and to hook the loops 16over the upwardly projecting hooks 18. Upon releaslng the springs theytake up the slack in -the ticking which is then held snugly over the topand sides of the article and the loops 16 are held in the hooks 18 asclearly shown 1n Fig. 1. The upper part of the hook 18 may be bent backtoward the adjacent metal sufiiciently to allow the loop 16 to be passedover it only upon the use of some little force and thus preventaccidental disengagement of the parts when the side of the spring iscompressed as in ordinary use.

The modification shown in Figs. 3 and 4, consists in forming the loosefastening member 1n the hem 14 of a thin and relatively wide strip 19preferably of sheet metal. The fixed fastening member on the side railconsists of an upwardly opening pocket 20 formed between the downwardlyextending flange 10 and the upwardly extending edge thereof 11. Theticking as before passes around beneath the rounding edge 12 and thestrip of metal 19 surrounded by the hem 14 of the ticking is slid downinto the pocket. The tension of the springs 8 keeps the strip 19 in theocket 20 and the narrowness of the poc et prevents the strip fromturning over therein and so obviously prevents the strip 19 from beingremoved by the downward pull given to the hem of the ticking.

My fastening may be readily detached by pressing down on the wholeseries of side springs sufficiently to produce slack in the ticking whenthe movable member may be removed from the fixed member in an obviousmanner. As long as any appreciable number of springs are not compressedthe stiffness of the rod or movable member is sufficient to prevent anyof the fastening from .being accidentally released. For this reason thefastening will not be released by any ordinary use as in such use notenough o f the springs are compressed at the same time to remove thetension upon the covering. The depth of the hem is sufficient to alloweither form of loose member to be slipped into it after the hem is made,and in the form, having the loops 16 the apertures 17 are eut into thehem where needed after the looped member is in the hem. The loosemembers may be readily removed from the hem when it is desired to washthe tiel:- ing. It will be understood of course that a mattress willgenerally be used over the covering 13 as the main purpose of thiscovering 13 is to protect the mattress fromA being injured by Contactwith the springs 8..

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentis:

1. A fastening of the class described consisting of a covering undertension and having a downwardly extending edge, a downwardly extendingside rail around the lower edge of which said covering is passed, a stirod secured to said downwardly extending edge, and means on the insideof said rail and integral therewith for holding said rod by means ofsaid tension and adapted to allow the removal of said rod therefrom upontemporary removal of said tens1on.

2. A fastening of the class described oonsisting of a covering undertension and having a hem in its downwardly extended edge, a downwardlyextending side rail around the lower edge of which said covering ispassed, a stiff rod in said hem and means on the inside of said rail andintegral therewith for holding said rod by means of said tension andadapted to allow removal of the said rod therefrom upon temporaryremoval of said tension.

3. In a fastening for the covering of an upholstered article thecombination of a downwardly extending side rail, a covering undertension extending around the lower edge of said side rail and upwardlyon the inner side thereof, a stiff rod removably secured to vthe edge ofsaid covering and means on the inside of said side rail and integraltherewith for holding said rod by means of said tension and adapted toallow removal of said rod therefrom upon temporary removal of saidtension.

4. In a fastening for the covering of an upholstered article, thecombination of a downwardly extending side rail, a covering undertension extending around the lower `edge of the said side rail andupwardly on the inner side thereof and having on its edge a hem, a stiffrod in said hem removable endwise therefrom and means on the inside ofsaid side rail and integral therewith for holding said rod by means ofsaid tension and adapted to allow removal of the said rod therefrom upontemporary removal of the said tension.

In witness whereof I have affixed my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses, this 13 day of May 1911.

. WILLIAM S. FOSTER. Witnesses:

HARRIET WILLIAMS, JAMES H. MERWIN.

